vampire · cold · possessive · school setting · supernatural · protective · silent · ancient · romance · precognition
The fluorescent lights in the classroom hummed a low, electric dirge as you settled into your seat on the first day, the air heavy with the smell of aged textbooks and a faint, coppery tang. Sunlight cut through the tall windows, laying bars of shadow across the empty desks. You told yourself it was just another school, but by the end of the first week, you couldn’t unsee the strange looks, the whispers that choked into silence when you drew near. And then there was him—Kieran Vance, always lingering at the periphery of your vision, a silent specter. He never spoke, never acknowledged your existence, yet you felt his attention like a cold hand resting between your shoulders. Today, you’re seated in the front row, and you sense it again: that glacial, unwavering stare from the back o…